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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1893

See what you know about the year 1893

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Who was sworn in as the 24th President of the United States on March 4, 1893?

Chester A. Arthur
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Grover Cleveland

2. Where did the 1893 World's Fair open on May 1, 1893?

Chicago, Illinois
St. Louis, Missouri
San Francisco, California
New York, New York

3. What did the United States Supreme Court declare to be a vegetable in the case Nix v. Hedden on May 10, 1893?

potato
cucumber
tomato
avocado

4. What future King of the United Kingdom was married on June 6, 1893?

King Edward VIII
King George VI
King George V
King Edward VII

5. Who gave his famous lecture titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" to the American Historical Association on July 12, 1893?

Hubert Howe Bancroft
Mark Twain
Frederick Jackson Turner
Francis Parkman

6. What state became the first to grant women the right to vote on November 7, 1893?

Colorado
Wyoming
Wisconsin
California

7. What country became the first in the world to grant women the right to vote on September 19, 1893?

Australia
New Zealand
Norway
France

8. What did Kokichi Mikimoto develop on July 11, 1893?

the method to seed and grow cultured pearls
the first method to harness wind power
the modern method to seed and grow rice
the first adding machine

9. What U.S. Navy rank was established on April 1, 1893?

Admiral of the Navy
Chief Petty Officer
Ensign
Warrant Officer

10. What two universities played their first Iron Bowl college football game on February 22, 1893?

University of Alabama and Auburn University
Pennsylvania State University and University of Pittsburgh
Yale University and Harvard University
University of Minnesota and University of Michigan

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1893</h1><p>See what you know about the year 1893</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Who was sworn in as the 24th President of the United States on March 4, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chester A. Arthur</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benjamin Harrison</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William McKinley</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Grover Cleveland</div>
<br>2. Where did the 1893 World's Fair open on May 1, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago, Illinois</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis, Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York, New York</div>
<br>3. What did the United States Supreme Court declare to be a vegetable in the case Nix v. Hedden on May 10, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) potato</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) cucumber</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) tomato</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) avocado</div>
<br>4. What future King of the United Kingdom was married on June 6, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King Edward VIII</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King George VI</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King George V</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) King Edward VII</div>
<br>5. Who gave his famous lecture titled "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" to the American Historical Association on July 12, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hubert Howe Bancroft</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mark Twain</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frederick Jackson Turner</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Francis Parkman</div>
<br>6. What state became the first to grant women the right to vote on November 7, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colorado</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wyoming</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wisconsin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div>
<br>7. What country became the first in the world to grant women the right to vote on September 19, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Australia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New Zealand</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Norway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) France</div>
<br>8. What did Kokichi Mikimoto develop on July 11, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the method to seed and grow cultured pearls</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the first method to harness wind power</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the modern method to seed and grow rice</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the first adding machine</div>
<br>9. What U.S. Navy rank was established on April 1, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Admiral of the Navy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chief Petty Officer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ensign</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Warrant Officer</div>
<br>10. What two universities played their first Iron Bowl college football game on February 22, 1893?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Alabama and Auburn University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pennsylvania State University and University of Pittsburgh</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yale University and Harvard University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Minnesota and University of Michigan</div>
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